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SUBMISSIONS<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Submissions are now open, and will\u00a0remain open\u00a0through 27 Aug 2025. There is a small chance that the number of submissions we receive will reach a point of critical mass, and force us to cap our numbers for the sake of preserving our own mental health. (You understand\u2014after all, this is a journal dedicated to the work of bad-luck brains\u2014and that includes us.)<\/span><\/p>\n

This does seem unlikely. Should numbers become overwhelming, a updated deadline will be provided, in advance. Checking back here periodically, will be the best way to ensure you’re up to date on developments\u2014though we do make every effort to keep our\u00a0Chill Subs<\/a>\u00a0listing up to date.<\/span><\/p>\n

APROSEXIA\u00a0<\/span>LIT<\/span>\u00a0is an International online poetry journal dedicated to writing of unusual creativity by neurodivergent, cognitively diverse, and non-visibly disabled writers. The journal’s overarching goal is to impress its readership with first-rate work, that emphasizes the unique nature of divergent life experience, and what makes it genuinely different from what’s assumed to be “the norm.” We want to showcase the best our community has to offer, without assuming that neurodivergent art and forms of expression need to be accessible to a neurotypical or more generally abled audience, before we look to speak to and inspire one another. We publish in English, but welcome submissions from anywhere in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This means that APROSEXIA<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is inherently biased, but has no desire to be exclusionary. While a number of publications invite marginalized voices to stand near the “front-of-the-line,” and feel free to self-identify when submitting work,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>APROSEXIA’s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0mission is to stay focused on publishing those voices who are marginalized under the broad umbrella of “mental health.” We ask that those who submit to the journal respect that mission.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

APROSEXIA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LIT<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>publishes poetry & poetry adjacent work, biannually in the spring and fall. Response time varies, but all decisions are finalized shortly after the submission window closes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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CONTENT<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Send your strange and wonderful, offbeat and disturbing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>[within reason\u2014<\/span>APROSEXIA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LIT<\/span>\u00a0isn\u2019t about horror or the experience of abuse for the sake of it]<\/span><\/span>; your dream logic; the stuff you write, and love, but no one seems to get; the inexplicable difficulties you experience in a difficult world; your awkward misinterpretations of neurotypical expectations. Most especially, you are invited to share your joy\u2014even if it is bittersweet\u2014and wherever and however you happen to find it. The latter is overlooked so frequently, and poorly acknowledged in the representation of our community. Whether manic, abstract, or mundane\u2014this isn’t the place you need to mask what makes your work strange; unusual; wonderful.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My hope is that\u00a0<\/span>APROSEXIA<\/span>\u00a0LIT\u00a0represents a chance for you to send work out into the world that comes from an origin of neurodivergent and invisibly challenged perspective, but isn’t required to address the trauma of mental health or disability explicitly\u2014although, if it does,\u00a0<\/span>APROSEXIA<\/span>\u00a0is a place where it may find a home, as well. If you would like to send something in to be considered, please do.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/span>It should go without saying, but any work that advocates or glorifies hurt or harm will be obliterated from the\u00a0<\/span>APROSEXIA<\/span>\u00a0inbox.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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INSTRUCTIONS<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Send 2\u20135 poems; on no more than five pages. Each poem should begin a new page. We take the term poetry as broadly defined\u2014but the journal can only accommodate text, for the time being. Formatting that is unusually demanding will be a harder sell, as the our capacity to reproduce faithfully, within accessible standards, is limited.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u200b<\/span><\/span>In your submission email, include the name you would like to see your work published under, if it is selected for the issue; your preferred pronouns; and a short bio [50\u2013150 words], written in any style you wish. A cover letter isn’t necessary\u2014though knowing a little bit about who\u2019s submitting to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>APROSEXIA<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is always welcome.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span>As mentioned above,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>APROSEXIA<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>LIT<\/span>\u00a0is here to elevate the voices and work of a specific, and marginalized, community. There’s no good way police this mission in practice, and the honor system can become tricky to navigate\u2014but so are requests to self-identify. If you feel comfortable with the latter, you are invited to do so. You’re also welcome to include a few words in your email, sharing some example of a time you encountered\u00a0 neurotypical behavior and found it personally bewildering, absurd, or incomprehensible. Neither of these options are required, per se\u2014but it is the type of information that will have a bearing on the way your submission is received.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

.<\/span><\/span>It’s not perfect, but it’s the best, non-intrusive way we can think of to establish that our contributors fall within the constraints of our overall mission, without getting pushy or demanding about specifics. None of the above information will be shared beyond our small group of editors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

.<\/span><\/span>\u272c Please send your work to:\u200b\u00a0submissions@aprosexia.org<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/span>\u272c\u00a0<\/span><\/span>APROSEXIA<\/span><\/span>\u00a0asks for first serial rights, and acknowledgement in the case of future publication. All rights return to the author immediately upon publication.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u272c Because APROSEXIA LIT is published as a complete digital issue that follows specific layout and graphic design, contributors’ work is archived indefinitely\u2014as long as the issue can be maintained online.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span>\u272c\u00a0Copyright always remains with the author.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/span>\u272c\u00a0<\/span><\/span>APROSEXIA\u00a0<\/span>LIT<\/span>\u00a0is open for submissions now. Our current reading period is for the upcoming issue,\u00a0[case<\/span>\u00a0#2<\/span>]\u00a0will close 28 May 2025. The issue\u00a0[case<\/span><\/span>\u00a0#<\/span>2<\/span><\/span>]\u00a0is expected to go live during the autumn of 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>The important points:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/span>\u272c Previously unpublished work only, please. Simultaneous submissions are encouraged\u2014but, be courteous and withdraw any piece if it finds a home elsewhere.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u272c\u00a0 We are not a paying market, but are actively looking to change that in the future.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/span>\u272c Only one submission per open call. If your work isn’t right for the upcoming issue, you’re welcome to submit new material once submissions open for the next.\u00a0Material that arrives\u00a0outside these guidelines will net be considered.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/span>\u272c \u201cSUBMISSION\u201d should appear somewhere in your email’s subject line. Attach your work in a single .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .txt file. At this time,\u00a0we’re unable to accepts .pdf files.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u272c\u00a0 If your submission happens to involve especially demanding formatting, feel free to reach out so we discuss potential solutions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

.<\/span><\/span>\u272c Please send your work to:\u200b\u00a0submissions@aprosexia.org<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/span>\u272c\u00a0<\/span><\/span>APROSEXIA<\/span><\/span>\u00a0asks for first serial rights, and acknowledgement in the case of future publication. All rights return to the author immediately upon publication.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u272c Because APROSEXIA LIT is published as a complete digital issue that follows specific layout and graphic design, contributors’ work is archived indefinitely\u2014as long as the issue can be maintained online.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span>\u272c\u00a0Copyright always remains with the author.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/span>\u272c\u00a0<\/span><\/span>APROSEXIA\u00a0<\/span>LIT<\/span>\u00a0is open for submissions now. Our current reading period is for the upcoming issue,\u00a0[case<\/span>\u00a0#2<\/span>]\u00a0will close 28 May 2025. The issue\u00a0[case<\/span><\/span>\u00a0#<\/span>2<\/span><\/span>]\u00a0is expected to go live during the autumn of 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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